Today, on African Union Day, we began our week at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Every Friday for approximately 6 years so far, Albert Osei Bagyina, the one and only speech therapist in Kumasi, travels on an overnight bus to get to Accra to conduct evaluations and follow-up visits with clients who come to Korle Bu. Albert makes the 6-hour trip back to Kumasi when his day is finished. This week, however, Albert joined us the whole time. It was great to continue collaborating with him.Today at the hospital, we saw a variety of different clients regarding speech, language, and hearing.
Category: Speech Community
The speech community is the group of individuals with whom a speaker typically communicates. For a young child, this generally includes his or her family, neighbors, and peers. Once the child enters school, the school community has a large influence since the child will spend a lot of his time there. Children adopt the dialect/speech patterns of their speech community.
Test Review: CELF-4
CELF-4 Test Review- Final Draftdocx.pdf
The Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals-Fourth Edition (CELF-4) is a standardized test designed to assess the presence of a language disorder or delay in children aged 5-21. Read More
Conclusion (Preschool Disability Evaluations: Module 38)
Now that viewers have completed the video module series and learned about the bias and psychometric flaws inherent in standardized tests, Cate asks evaluators to change the clinical practice. Read More
Language Sample: Subway Photo (Preschool Disability Evaluations: Module 34)
In this module, Cate demonstrates one of her tried and true dynamic assessment tools, SLAM Cards. Read More
How do we Know a Disability Exists? (Preschool Disability Evaluations: Module 27)
This module explains that the administrator must be able to “see” that the child has a disability, based on the data and examples included in the evaluation. Read More
Shift in Clinical Practice (Preschool Disability Evaluations: Module 26)
This module explains the need to shift the clinical practice from the traditional score driven method of evaluating children for disabilities to one supported by holograms and appropriate assessment. Read More
Critical Questions 5 & 6 (Preschool Disability Evaluations: Module 20)
This module presents the next two of nine critical questions that must be asked during the caregiver interview. Read More
Law and Policy: NYCDOE Preschool Evaluations Fall 2011 Memo
NYCDOE Preschool Evaluations Fall 2011.pdf
This document presents why a shift in approach to disability evaluation of preschoolers from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds is needed. Read More
